All-analog mastering by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab at Blue Heaven Studios. 180-gram vinyl pressed at Quality Record Pressings.

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Muddy Waters' The Best of Muddy Waters is a powerful collection of blues songs that include essential tracks such as "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "Rollin' Stone." If the blues had a Mount Rushmore, Muddy Waters' face would be carved front and center, cigar in hand, guitar slung low, smirk that says "You're about to feel this in your bones."

If there's one record that cemented Waters' legend (and made Chess Records the powerhouse that rewrote American music), it's The Best of Muddy Waters. Originally released in 1958, this was Chess Records' very first LP — a bold move in an era when blues records were singles-driven. Leonard and Phil Chess weren't just pressing vinyl; they were pressing the future. The album gathered 12 scorching sides recorded between 1948 and 1954, each one a blueprint for modern electric blues and a direct ancestor of rock 'n' roll.